Alfred burkholder



(No Model.)

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BABY WALKER.

No. 428,452. Patented May 20, 1890.

UNTTEn STATES PATENT OEET E.

ALFRED BURKHOLDER, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

BABY-WALKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 428,452, dated May 20, 1890.

Application filed January 8, 1890. Serial No. 836,287. (No model.)

' in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented a certain new and useful Combined Baby Jumper and Support to Assist a Child while Learning to alk, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to devise a combined baby jumper and support to assist a child while learning to walk; and it consists, essentially, of a table supported by suitable legs having large caster-wheels fixed to them, a circular hole being made in the center of the table sufficiently large to admit the body of the child. Apadded ring provided with a detachable seat is suspended within and below the hole by springs in such a manner that when the child is placed upon the seatit will be carried in an easy-working baby-jumper. A supplemental ring is supported on frictionrollers connected to the bottom of the padded ring, and straps are attached to this supplemental ring and arranged to extend between the legs of the baby to support it while Walking after the removal of the detachable seat, the whole being'constructed substantially as hereinafter more particularly explained.

The drawingis a perspective view, partially in section, of my invention.

In the drawing, Arepresents a table, which 1 preferably make round and sufficiently large to carry toys and other articles. This table is supported by the legs B, on the ends of which large caster-wheels O are placed, so Ehat the table may be pushed freely on the D is a hole made in the center of the table A, while a represents a bead formed on the table surrounding the hole D, and b is a bead surrounding the outer edge of the table A, so as to prevent toys and other articles placed on the table from rolling off.

E is a padded ring placed within and immediately below the hole D. This ring is provided with a detachable seat F, extending about half-way across the padded ring E, so that the legs of the child seated upon the seat may extend through the ring. This seat F may be held in position in any suitable manner, provided the means adopted for connecting it in position will permit it to be readily detached.

G is a supplemental ring placed near the bottom of the ring E, and resting upon friction-rollers II in such a manner that the said rin G may be revolved easily within the ring E. The straps I are connected to the ring G in such a manner that they may be readily detached The ring E is supported in position by the springs J in such a manner that any weight placed on the seat F will cause a free spring movement.

I do not Wish to confine myself to any particular form of spring nor to any particular way of holding the seat F in position.

K is a shelf hinged at d, and provided with hooked supports 6, placed at or near each end of the shelf and designed to rest upon the bead a. This hinged shelf provides a conven-' ient support for the toys of a smallclfild occupying the seat F, and it may be readily raised out of the hole D when the seat F is removed and the device is used as a support for a child learning to walk.

When my device is to be used as a'snpport for a child learning to Walk, the seat F is removed and the legs of the child are placed between the straps I. A rod L is connected to the table A inside of its outer rim, so that the child may readily grasp the said rod without any fear of knocking its fingers against the wall or other obstruction against which it may push the table.

IVith the view of protecting the outer rim of the table A, I insert a rubber ring M.

From this description it will be seen that I provide not only a baby-jumper suitable for a small child, but I also combine with the said baby-jumper the advantages of a suitable support for assisting a child while learning to walk.

taught to walk practically without any exertion.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A table supported on suitable legs provided yith caster-wheels and having a hole madein its center to receive a child, in combination with a spring-supported ring located in said hole, a revoluble supplemental ring to which supporting-straps are connected, and friction-rollers H between said rings, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. A table A, provided with legs B, having caster-wheels O placed on their feet, a head a, formed on the table A and surrounding the hole made in its center, and a head I), surrounding the outer rim of the table A, a shelf K, hinged. at cl t0 the table A and provided with hooked supports e, in combination with an elastically-supported padded ring E and supplemental ring G, supported on frictionrollers II and carrying the straps I, the Whole being arranged substantially as and for the purpose specified. Toronto, December 2, 1889.

ALFRED BURKHOLDER. In presence of CHARLES C. BALDWIN, E. CUMMINGS. 

